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For more information visit our privacy policy.Personal Leaves 8.11.4.1 As approved by the Board, personal leaves without pay may be granted in cases of exceptional need for up to six (6) months. Any such leave exceeding one (1) semester shall not be counted toward tenure or promotion or for computing salary increments. These leaves may be extended by the PVPAA upon recommendation of the xxxx for up to one (1) year.
Personal Leave Days Section 1. All permanent full-time employees will be eligible for paid personal leave days as follows: a. One paid personal leave day will be earned in the employee's first calendar year of employment provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in the calendar year. b. One paid personal leave day per one-half calendar year will be earned in the employee's second calendar year of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-half calendar year. c. One paid personal leave day per calendar quarter will be earned in the employee's third and subsequent years of employment, provided the employee has 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) in an active pay status in each one-quarter calendar year. d. Employees may be eligible for one additional personal leave day to be earned in the first calendar quarter provided the requirements of Article 9, Section 14 are met. e. Leave service credit earned during all periods of Commonwealth employment will be used to determine whether, for purposes of this Section, an employee is in the first calendar year of employment, the second calendar year of employment, or the third and subsequent years of employment. Section 2. Personal leave shall be scheduled and granted for periods of time requested by the employee subject to management's responsibility to maintain efficient operations. If the nature of the work makes it necessary to limit the number of employees on personal leave at the same time, the employee with the greatest seniority as defined in Article 24, Section 1 shall be given a choice of personal leave in the event of any conflict in selection. Section 3. Personal leave days shall be non-cumulative from calendar year to calendar year. However, employees will be permitted to carry over personal leave days into the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year. Any days carried over in accordance with this Section which are not scheduled and used during the first seven (7) pay periods of the next calendar year will be lost. Section 4. An employee who becomes ill while on personal leave will not be charged personal leave for the period of illness provided the employee furnishes satisfactory proof of such illness to the Employer upon return to work. Section 5. All permanent, part-time employees shall receive personal leave days on a pro-rata basis calculated to the nearest half day, provided they are in an active pay status a percentage of 150 hours (37.5 hour work week) or 160 hours (40 hour work week) equal to the percentage of hours normally worked in a biweekly pay period during the earning periods specified in Section 1 above. Section 6. Effective as soon as practically and legally possible, the Commonwealth will adopt a tax-qualified Leave Payout Plan. All employees who attain age 55 before or during the calendar year they separate from service after adoption of the Leave Payout Plan shall have the leave payouts otherwise payable for accumulated and unused Annual Leave, Personal Leave, Compensatory Leave, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave, up to the maximum allowable by law, deposited in an account in the employee’s name, provided however that if the total amount of leave payout is $5000 or less, this amount shall be paid to the employee in cash. Amounts in excess of the maximum allowable amount will be paid to the employee in cash. Section 7. An employee who terminates employment for any reason shall be compensated for any personal days which the employee has earned but not used. Section 8. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar year shall be defined as beginning with the employee's first full pay period commencing on or after January 1, and continuing through the end of the employee's pay period that includes December 31. For the purpose of this Article, the calendar quarters shall be defined as beginning with the first full pay period in January through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through the last full pay period of the leave calendar year, which is the pay period that includes December 31. Section 9. Effective with the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and the incorporation of personal leave into annual leave, this Article shall expire. An additional personal day earned by an employee under the provisions of Article 9, Section 14 based on no sick leave usage during leave calendar year 2016 will be converted to an additional annual leave day at the beginning of the 2017 leave calendar year and thereafter be available for use in accordance this Article.
Personal Leave Written request for a personal leave of absence without pay will be considered on an individual basis by the Hospital. Such requests are to be submitted to the employee's immediate supervisor at least four (4) weeks in advance, unless not reasonably possible to give such notice, and a written reply will be given within fourteen (14) days except in cases of emergency in which case a reply will be given as soon as possible. Employees needing personal leave days for appointments with medical practitioners may utilize the personal leave language. Such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld.